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If you are the type of student you are busy telling everyone that you are, precocious enough to begin taking college courses at age 15, why does this idea of not being the best that you can be not horrify you?
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Starting to get some credits early doesn't make me immune to making "bad" decisions in my social life. And starting this thread shows that I am not horrified of alcohol.. why should I be? As far as I can tell, most of what you post, though eloquent, is kind of focused on semantics and the stigma attached to underage drinking. I have no idea why "walking across the stage at graduation and being able to say that I never drank alcohol" could be rewarding--that's what I'm looking for someone to explain to me.
So far, the cons of drinking:
- Possibility of addiction
- (Negligible?) health effects
- Other risks (drunk driving, date rape, etc)
The pros:
- I want to
- Get an idea of my tolerance levels before going to college
- It would be fun
But yeah, thanks for the responses everyone, especially Scuba.
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One of my closest friends was top of my class all during freshmen and sophomore year, fell into drugs and alcohol by junior year, and came dangerously close to permanently screwing up her life. She's still intelligent -- reads more than I ever could, 1600 M/V SAT, brilliant writer -- but she has managed to alienate so many teachers and mentors and lose so many friends along the way. She'll be successful, but not as successful as she could be. Why risk that?
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Is she an anomaly? Does this happen to most, or even more than one percent of teenage drinkers? I'm starting to see where you're coming from, but couldn't something like this happen to someone who starts alcohol at
any age?